# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2933
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58647 "2018-04-23T04:54:19Z")
Movies or TV shows in which the title or main character is an animal, including the type of animal (no animated characters) 1. Mister Ed, horse. 2. Oh Heavenly Dog, dog 3. Charlie the Lonesome Cougar, cougar 4. They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning! (Dolphin) 5. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo 6. That Darn Cat! (housecat) 7. Caracara, a Harris’ Hawk 8. Gentle Ben, bear 9. Garfield, cat ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58648 "2018-04-23T05:47:45Z")
Was there a non-animated Garfield show? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58649 "2018-04-23T15:19:38Z")
Movies or TV shows in which the title or main character is an animal, including the type of animal (no animated characters) 1. Mister Ed, horse. 2. Oh Heavenly Dog, dog 3. Charlie the Lonesome Cougar, cougar 4. They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning! (Dolphin) 5. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo 6. That Darn Cat! (housecat) 7. Caracara, a Harris’ Hawk 8. Gentle Ben, bear 9. Garfield, cat 10. Gus, the filed goal kicking mule. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58650 "2018-04-23T15:22:09Z")
There was a live action Garfield movie though Garfield himself was CGI. We’ll need a judge’s ruling… > **[Garfield: The Movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield:_The_Movie)** > > Garfield: The Movie (identified on screen as Garfield) is a 2004 American comedy film. It is a live-action adaptation to Jim Davis' comic strip of the same name. Directed by Peter Hewitt, it stars Breckin Meyer as Jon Arbuckle, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Dr. Liz Wilson and features Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield, who was created with computer-generated imagery. The film was produced by Davis Entertainment Company and 20th Century Fox. It was released in the United States on June 11, 2004. T... ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58651 "2018-04-23T15:28:26Z")
Movies or TV shows in which the title or main character is an animal, including the type of animal (no animated characters) 1. Mister Ed, horse. 2. Oh Heavenly Dog, dog 3. Charlie the Lonesome Cougar, cougar 4. They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning! (Dolphin) 5. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo 6. That Darn Cat! (housecat) 7. Caracara, a Harris’ Hawk 8. Gentle Ben, bear 9. ? Garfield, cat ? [awaiting a ruling] 10. Gus, the filed goal kicking mule 11. A Tiger Walks, tiger The tigers used in this 1964 Disney film were Serang and Sultan, owned and trained by Exotic Animal Trainer Ralph Helfer > [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > There was a live action Garfield movie though Garfield himself was CGI. We’ll need a judge’s ruling… > > [Garfield: The Movie - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield:_The_Movie) Not appointing myself a judge, but I would consider CGI a form of animation. If Garfield were played by a real-life cat and other characters were CGI then it would be acceptable, but since Garfield is played by a CGI animated character, I would vote no. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58652 "2018-04-23T15:42:56Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > There was a live action Garfield movie though Garfield himself was CGI. We’ll need a judge’s ruling… Since Garfield was CGI animation, I’m replacing it with _The Littlest Hobo_: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnCyMpl4dhk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnCyMpl4dhk) Movies or TV shows in which the title or main character is an animal, including the type of animal (no animated characters) 1. Mister Ed, horse. 2. Oh Heavenly Dog, dog 3. Charlie the Lonesome Cougar, cougar 4. They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning! (Dolphin) 5. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo 6. That Darn Cat! (housecat) 7. Caracara, a Harris’ Hawk 8. Gentle Ben, bear 9. The Littlest Hobo, dog 10. Gus, the filed goal kicking mule 11. A Tiger Walks, tiger ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58653 "2018-04-23T16:59:26Z")
Movies or TV shows in which the title or main character is an animal, including the type of animal (no animated characters) 1. Mister Ed, horse. 2. Oh Heavenly Dog, dog 3. Charlie the Lonesome Cougar, cougar 4. They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning! (Dolphin) 5. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo 6. That Darn Cat! (housecat) 7. Caracara, a Harris’ Hawk 8. Gentle Ben, bear 9. The Littlest Hobo, dog 10. Gus, the filed goal kicking mule 11. A Tiger Walks, tiger 12. The Three Lives of Thomasina, cat ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58654 "2018-04-23T17:23:00Z")
Poor Garfield… and Bill Murray. Movies or TV shows in which the title or main character is an animal, including the type of animal (no animated characters) 1. Mister Ed, horse. 2. Oh Heavenly Dog, dog 3. Charlie the Lonesome Cougar, cougar 4. They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning! (Dolphin) 5. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo 6. That Darn Cat! (housecat) 7. Caracara, a Harris’ Hawk 8. Gentle Ben, bear 9. The Littlest Hobo, dog 10. Gus, the filed goal kicking mule 11. A Tiger Walks, tiger 12. The Three Lives of Thomasina, cat 13. Old Yeller, dog Next category: Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58655 "2018-04-23T17:28:53Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58656 "2018-04-23T17:36:35Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58657 "2018-04-23T17:40:00Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth 4. Lucifer ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58658 "2018-04-23T17:40:44Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth 4. Lucifer 5. Ebenezer ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58659 "2018-04-23T17:48:22Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth 4. Lucifer 5. Ebenezer 6. Adolf ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58660 "2018-04-23T17:55:04Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth 4. Lucifer 5. Ebenezer 6. Adolf 7. Donald ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58661 "2018-04-23T17:59:10Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth 4. Lucifer 5. Ebenezer 6. Adolf 7. Donald 8. Yasuhiro ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58662 "2018-04-23T18:06:52Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth 4. Lucifer 5. Ebenezer 6. Adolf 7. Donald 8. Yasuhiro 9. Rumplestilskin ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58663 "2018-04-23T18:08:01Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth 4. Lucifer 5. Ebenezer 6. Adolf 7. Donald 8. Yasuhiro 9. Rumplestilskin 10. Manasses I have read they are seriously considering Thor, though. And James. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58664 "2018-04-23T18:14:57Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth 4. Lucifer 5. Ebenezer 6. Adolf 7. Donald 8. Yasuhiro 9. Rumplestilskin 10. Manasses 11. Khalid ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58665 "2018-04-23T18:20:19Z")
Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth 4. Lucifer 5. Ebenezer 6. Adolf 7. Donald 8. Yasuhiro 9. Rumplestilskin 10. Manasses 11. Khalid 12. Oliver ---
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Unlikely names for Will and Kate’s new son 1. Shlomo 2. Dingleberry 3. Elizabeth 4. Lucifer 5. Ebenezer 6. Adolf 7. Donald 8. Yasuhiro 9. Rumplestilskin 10. Manasses 11. Khalid 12. Oliver 13. Jamaal New: Characters or Things associated with Popeye 14. Eugene the Jeep [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2932) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2934)